SDAIE Women of the Industrial Revolution

True or False: Women were paid less because their wages were looked at as extra money.

• True

• False

In what city in Massachusetts did a large number of women first begin to work in the mills?

• Lowell

• Boston

• Pawtucket

• New Bedford

What was the background of most of the mill girls?

• Farmers' daughters

• Orphans from New England

• Older women who never married

• Rich city girls

Why did factory owners like to hire women?

• Because they worked harder than men

• To help women enter the workforce

• Because they could pay them less than men

• Because they were strong

True or False: Most of the supervisors in the factories were also women.

• True

• False

What did the women of Lowell Mills do in 1836 when the company raised their rent?

• They went on strike

• They destroyed the factory

• They started their own factory

• They took other jobs

6. What movement started when women began to work outside the home?

• Women's Rights Movement

• Disability Movement

• Minimum Wage Movement

• Child Labor Movement

8. Around how much a week did a woman working at a mill make in the mid-1800s?

• $3

• $15

• $50

• $200